Streamlining Travel with Blockchain Identity Verification
No more fumbling with a passport, travel IT company SITA thinks that blockchain may allow us all to streamline travel. Traveling has definitely become a chore. Long lines, tight spaces, overcrowded travel hubs. A measure of patience and a little bit of luck go a long way. The travel tech company SITA has a proposal that can at least help with streamlining traveler identification. The group has proposed using blockchain tech to power a single and secure biometric identification process. The goal would be to allow travelers to prove their identity utilizing a wearable or mobile device....
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